February 2022 – Page 23

Legal Aid free phone clinic set for Tuesday

February 7, 2022 Tom Snape

COLUMBUS, IN — Legal Aid will hold another free legal aid phone clinic on Tuesday. The phone clinic for residents in Decatur County and seven other counties in the agency’s district will be from 3 […]

Man rescued after houseboat gets stuck in icy creek

February 7, 2022 Tom Snape

DEARBORN COUNTY, IN — An unidentified man was rescued from a creek in Dearborn County Sunday. Dearborn County Water Rescue was called around Noon when a man became stranded on a houseboat on Laughery Creek […]

COVID cases trending downward across state; Strike Team returning to Batesville

February 7, 2022 Tom Snape

STATEWIDE — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) on Friday reported 4,478 new cases of COVID-19 and 33 deaths across the state. Locally, Dearborn County had 33 cases and two deaths; Decatur County also reported […]

No one hurt when sheet of ice comes off vehicle, shatters another vehicle’s window

February 7, 2022 Tom Snape

BATESVILLE, IN — Some scary moments after a large sheet of ice came off a vehicle and shattered the front window of another vehicle (pictured) on eastbound I-74 just east of Batesville on Sunday. Indiana […]

East Central repeats as Richmond Wrestling Regional Champs

February 6, 2022 Annie Nunley

On Saturday at Richmond, East Central successfully defended its wrestling regional championship. The Trojans took the top spot with 175 points. Centerville was, again, regional runner-up with 112. Other area team results at Richmond included: […]

3A-29 semis: Pirates playing well at right time, Lions roll on

February 6, 2022 Annie Nunley

At Saturday’s girls basketball 3A Sectional 29 semifinals in Greensburg, the host Lady Pirates continued their good late season play and Rushville rolled through another postseason opponent. As heard on WRBI, Greensburg beat a good […]

Pirates shoot way to victory over Eagles in the second half

February 6, 2022 Annie Nunley

Buried behind the headlines of a wrestling regional, girls swim sectional and girls basketball semifinals Saturday was a pretty darn intriguing boys varsity hoops game between Greensburg and Jac-Cen-Del. The host Pirates held on to […]

Alberta “Bertie” Sauerland, 85, Brookville

February 6, 2022 Philips & Meyers

Alberta M. ‘Bertie’ Sauerland, age 85, of Brookville, Indiana died Monday, January 31, 2022 at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio. Born February 7, 1936 at home in Brookville, Indiana she was the second […]

Freda F. Davis, 97, Brookville

February 6, 2022 Philips & Meyers

Freda F. Davis, age 97, of Brookville, Indiana died Thursday, February 3, 2022 at the Knolls of Oxford where she had been a resident for several years. Born December 11, 1924 in Aberdeen, Ohio she […]

Gene A. Manuel, 76, Laurel

February 6, 2022 Philips & Meyers

Gene A. Manuel, age 76, of Laurel, Indiana died Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at Reid Health in Richmond, Indiana. Born January 14, 1946 in Roane County, Tennessee he was the son of the late Huel […]

Jack Wayne Collins, 76, Metamora

February 6, 2022 Philips & Meyers

Jackie (Jack) Wayne Collins, age 76, of Metamora, passed away peacefully at home on February 3, 2022 after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. Jack was born March 19th 1945 in Harlan, Kentucky to […]

Leo J. Moster

February 6, 2022 Weigel Funeral Home

Leo J. Moster, age 89 of Sunman, died Friday, February 4, 2022 at St. Andrew’s Health Campus. Born June 11, 1932 in Franklin County Indiana, he is the son of Emma (Nee: Obermeyer) and John […]